The wind and the lack of rain has kept brown patch in check for the most part; however, powdery mildew, localized dry spots where irrigation is not reaching, and roaches that would normally be happy ...

CHINCH BUGS can kill St. Augustine grass in hot sunny areas of the lawn. Southern chinch bugs are common pests of St. Augustine grass and often cause significant damage during the hot summer months.

Chinch bugs are back or did they ever go away? Let’s face it, some lawns are just chinch bug bait. And there always seems to be a feeding population present. This year after a mild winter, chinch bugs ...

What are chinch bugs and why are they killing my St. Augustine grass lawn? This is their season and they are out there, but they are not always what are causing St. Augustine grass to die. So make ...

Damage: Initially, the base of the oldest grass blades turns yellow while everything else is green. Peel the blade back and chinch bugs will be at the base of the plant. The affected patch expands ...

As summer temperatures begin to skyrocket, plants in SaddleBrooke begin to house two typical nuisance insects: boxelder bugs and chinch bugs. Boxelder bugs are a species of "true bugs" (order ...

Haley Butler, a research entomologist at the peanut and small grains unit of the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, recently discussed her five-year research plan to help ...

A new neighborhood in the southwest says they're being invaded by thousands of chinch bugs. The homeowners moved into their brand new homes less than two months ago and the bugs started showing up ...

It's always enjoyable to visit other areas of the country and compare landscaping and plants. Recently an unexpected quick trip led me to Texas, about 35 miles north of Dallas. I was surprised to see ...

If you’re lucky, you haven’t been acquainted with any large clusters of small bugs crawling around your home or backyard. But for everyone else, you’ve probably become quite familiar with false chinch ...